Chirralincil / Nilgiri Privet
Ligustrum perrottetii
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering
- February-July
How to identify Chirralincil
Identify Chirralincil by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: February-July.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh.
- Confirm it sits within the Oleaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Chirralincil.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Oleaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Drupe
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chirralincil itself; the rest are typical of the Oleaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Kannada
- ಕೋಲಿ ಮರ Koli mara
- Konkani
- कुंगीण Kungin
- Malayalam
- പിങ്കൻ pinkan, പുന്നു Punnu
- Marathi
- कुंगीण Kungin, लोखंडी lokhandi, मेडसिंग Medsing
- Tamil
- சிற்றழிஞ்சில் Chirralincil, கோலி koli, புன்கு Punku
About Chirralincil
Nilgiri Privet (Ligustrum perrottetii) belongs to the Oleaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. It grows in semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from February to July.
Oleaceae
Olive/Jasmine family
Chirralincil belongs to the Oleaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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